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Sosin 01Sosin 01Da’laysha Williams,13, and her best friend Ja’ka’elyn Brown,14 live in Spanish Town on the Northside of Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Photos by Clarissa Sosin Click Here To Read Story

Sosin 02Sosin 02The abandoned white house on the corner of Gracie and Hurst streets is the informal recreation and community center in Spanish Town.

Sosin 03Sosin 03Williams and Brown go to the white house nearly everyday.

Sosin 04Sosin 04Just five minutes away on the southside of Florida Boulevard, life is different.

Sosin 05Sosin 05The front room of the abandoned white house on the corner.

Sosin 06Sosin 06Williams and Brown in the backroom of the abandoned white house. Brown has been going to the house since she was 10 years old. Photos by Clarissa Sosin

Sosin 07Sosin 07Until it caught fire, the abandoned white house used to be a family home.

Sosin 08Sosin 08The house is littered with bullet casings, used condoms, shards of glass, old polaroids, beer cans and other trash.

Sosin 10Sosin 10A view of the kitchen and the front room of the abandoned house on the corner.

Sosin 11Sosin 11The front porch of the house is Brown and Williams favorite place to hang out and eat ice cream.

Sosin 12Sosin 12Graffiti saying “Fuck BRPD” or the Baton Rouge Police Department. Brown and Williams heard about the shooting of Alton Sterling and the decision to not indict the officers involved. Neiter agrees with the decision to not indict. Photos by Clarissa Sosin Click Here To Read Story